Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.), known commonly as CB&I, is a large multinational conglomerate engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company. CB&I specializes in projects for oil and gas companies. According to one of the founder's heirs, "The old joke is that Chicago Bridge & Iron isn't in Chicago, doesn't build bridges and doesn't use iron."
CB&I operates from more than 80 locations around the world, with a total of approximately 23,000 employees as of September 2012.
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